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1803 Included in the Louisiana Purchase from France.
1804 Louisiana Purchase organized into the "District of Louisiana" and the
Territory of Orleans (Louisiana).
1805 "District of Louisiana" reorganized as Territory of Louisiana.
1812 Territory of Louisiana reorganized into Missouri Territory (aka The Indian Country).
1834 Lands East of the Missouri River in the Missouri Territory are
transfered to the Michigan Territory. (Central/East N.Dakota and
S.Dakota, Iowa and Western half of Minnesota.)
1836 Wisconsin Territory created from Michigan Territory. Includes
Wisconsin, Eastern Minn., and the area "East of the Missouri River"
(Central/East N.Dakota and S.Dakota, Iowa and Western half of Minnesota.)
1838 Iowa Territory created from Wisconsin Territory. Consists of
the area "East of the Missouri River" (Central/East N.Dakota and
S.Dakota, Iowa and Western half of Minnesota.)
1846 Iowa admitted to the Union as 29th State.
1849 Iowa Territory dissolved, remainder (Central/East N.Dakota and S.Dakota,
and Western half of Minnesota) are organized as the Minnesota Territory.
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12/1998 M.A.Leonard, Last Update-01/02/2006